Ori Allon
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Ori Allon (Hebrew: אורי אלון) is the PhD student behind the Orion Search Engine that earned praise from Bill Gates among others for its ability to return pages on not just the keyword entered in, but also pages with content that is strongly related to the keyword.[1]
Mr Allon, a computer scientist, was born in Israel but came to study at Melbourne's Monash University in 2002. After completing his Bachelor and Masters degrees, he moved to the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia to further his studies and research.
The algorithm is a problem-solving computational procedure similar to those used by search engines such as Google and Yahoo!.[2]
Google has bought the exclusive rights to use the search algorithm in April 2006.[3] The University earlier held talks with Google, Yahoo and MSN but finally Google managed to clinch the deal. Google also hired Mr. Allon. [4]
Though working in Mountain View, California, Ori Allon is still a full-time student at the University and will continue working on the invention with his adviser, Dr Eric Martin.[5]
[edit] References and notes
- ^ New search engine 'revolutionary'
- ^ Google wins rights to Aussie algorithm - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_acquisitions#2006
- ^ Search for secret millions + Google - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au
- ^ UNSW: The University of New South Wales - Sydney Australia - News - Google snaps up student's search engine
